Biography and expertise

Biography

Dr Kai Schulz is an Associate Professor with the School of Environment, Science and Engineering. Professor Schulz scientific work is centered around potential impacts of ocean change and mitigation strategies on biogeochemical element cycling and pelagic foodweb ecology.

Professor Schulz is a member of SCU's Research Clusters:

  • Reefs and Oceans
  • Catchments, Coasts and Communities

Professor Schulz’s work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals

Source: Scopus

Research

Professor Schulz’s research interests range from inorganic carbon acquisition and stable carbon isotope fractionation in marine phytoplankton, climate/ocean change impacts on pelagic ecosystems, climate/ocean change mitigation approaches and ecosystem restoration. For that purpose he combines experimental, local and global observational datasets with conceptual and numerical modelling. Professor Schulz has been awarded a number of research grants, including several from the Australian Research Council (ARC), and he has published widely on his research areas.

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Honours

Senior Researcher Award for Research Excellence
Southern Cross University, 2022

Organisational affiliations

Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Past affiliations

Associate Professor, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Deputy Director, Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, Southern Cross University

Education

University of Bremen
MSc
University of Bremen
PhD